Goodman Opens 2009 with Wooster Group's Acclaimed THE EMPEROR JONES 1/7-1/11
by Eddie Varley
- Jan 3, 2009
Goodman Theatre kicks off 2009 with one of the most groundbreaking theatrical events of the last 15 years: the Chicago premiere of The Wooster Group's (New York City) critically acclaimed 1993 production of The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill. Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, this provocative story of a delusional self-appointed West Indian emperor features Kate Valk reprising her 'riveting, haunting, altogether astonishing' (The New York Times) performance of the title role, joined by Ari Fliakos and Scott Shepherd.
A.R.T.'s 'Britannicus' Misses the Mark
by Olena Ripnick
- Feb 2, 2007
Power. Lust. Greed. Betrayal. Murder.
They key ingredients for any good drama are alive and well in Britannicus, Jean Racine's seventeenth century play of corruption and deception in the Julio-Claudian Dynasty...